PENETRATION TESTING SERVICES · UK public procurement notice

Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (Central government)

Framework agreementServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Installation services (except software) (51) Delivery: Wales (UKL)

Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Awarded 25 Sept 2026no call for competition

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust use the penetration testing services to identify hardware and software vulnerabilities across the Trust

CPV: Installation services of computers and office equipment

How this framework works

From the published notice

Bids received: 1 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Wales

51600000 Installation services of computers and office equipment

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement: Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 29 Sept 2026, 11:29 BST
Last source update: 29 Sept 2026, 11:29 BST
Authority reference: WAS-DCO-63771
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-091759
Classification (CPV): Installation services of computers and office equipment
Delivery area: Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077c3b Find a Tender

Why no open competition: New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
Published justification: NOT APPLICABLE

Publisher note: (WA Ref:171072)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 25 Sept 2026

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

Contract 091759-2026-WAS-DCO-63771-1
Signed
25 Sept 2026
Value
£173,600
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawGeneral public services 4-5 Charnwood Court,, Heol Billingsley, Parc Nantgarw, Cardiff, UK, CF15 7QZContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Bridewell Consulting LimitedFramework contractor Churchill House, 17 Churchill Way, Cardiff, UK, CF102TWContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.